New Fragility
by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah bestography
New Fragility is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is Clap Your Hands Say Yeah which is ranked number 1472 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,164.
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New Fragility track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
New Fragility rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | Top 40 Music Albums of the 2020s | 3/40 | 19 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 60 Music Albums of 2021 | 17/60 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ammf3 | Top 53 Music Albums of 2021 | 35/53 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of the 2020s | 40/80 | 10 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | 2021 outliers | 78/98 | - |
| 2026 |  identifer | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 20/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 84 Music Albums of 2021 | 31/84 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 130 | |||
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New Fragility ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/26/2026 15:47 | asimpkins | 3,181 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2025 02:22 | dhbarrett | 8,801 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2024 10:05 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | 2,273 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 67.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
New Fragility forum mentions
bojolpif71 05/03/2021 08:08 in What album are you listening to right now?
BestEverAlbums 02/12/2021 13:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2021-02-08) (week 06, 2021)New Fragility comments
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It's the vocals that make or break this album, depending on your perception. They are so dominant, they barely leave any space for the other parts to develop, they demand your full attention. There was some Bono and some Thom Yorke influences among others, though I'm sure there was a much more striking one that I struggle to recall right now. The one part of this record I definitely won't forget is Where They Perform Miracles, it stands head and shoulders above the rest of the album. In general the second half was preferable, but I can't tell if it was actually better or it had to do with getting used to their style. Overall, respectable and enjoyable, though far from anything exciting or revolutionary.
Strangel TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/29/2021 02:40 | #269097 | TOP COMMENT
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Enjoyable listen so far. I’ve been on the journey since their debut and this feels like a progression for the first time. They have underwhelmed thus far considering that the talent is undeniable with Alec Ounsworth.
Good album. Only "Dee, Forgiven" and "Hesitation Nation" are mediocre, the rest of the songs are beautiful.
Favorites:
1) Went Looking For Trouble
2) Where They Perform Miracles
3) Innocent Weight
4) New Fragility
ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/05/2021 04:55 | #268228 | TOP COMMENT
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Very mature and powerful version of themselves. They're a fun band and yet this one is more important and complex than anything they've done.
Fairly standard indie pop but the vocals are not to my taste at all. Very nasal and it's just distracting.
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